Cham (district)

Coordinates: 49°15′N 12°40′E / 49.25°N 12.67°E / 49.25; 12.67
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Cham
Flag of Cham
Coat of arms of Cham
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Palatinate
CapitalCham
Government
 • District admin.Franz Löffler (CSU)
Area
 • Total1,510 km2 (580 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total130,193
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCHA, KÖZ, ROD, WÜM
Websitelandkreis-cham.de

Cham (German pronunciation: [kaːm] ) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Regen, Straubing-Bogen, Regensburg and Schwandorf and by the Czech Plzeň Region.

History

The first historical date in the regional history is the year 748, when the

Electorate of the Palatinate
and in the 17th century back to Bavaria. Nowadays, Cham still enjoys the laid-back lifestyle from the days of yore. Many projects have been initiated to give this area an impetus to grow, yet in spite of this, it is still one of the least-populated regions in Germany.

Geography

The district is located in the northern parts of the

Regen river enters the district in the southeast and leaves to the west; most of the settled places are situated along this river and its main tributary, the Chamb
coming from the Czech border.

Coat of arms

The upper part of the arms is occupied by the blue and white checkered pattern of Bavaria. The church of Chammünster (today belonging to the town of Cham), which was built in 748 within a famous monastery, is displayed below.

Towns and municipalities

LohbergLamArrachHohenwarthGrafenwiesenNeukirchen beim Heiligen BlutEschlkamFurth im WaldGleißenbergArnschwangBad KötztingRimbachBlaibachWaldmünchenTreffelsteinTiefenbachRötzSchönthalWeidingChamerauMiltachWillmeringStamsriedPösingZandtTraitschingChamerauRundingChamPemflingWaffenbrunnSchorndorfMichelsneukirchenRodingWalderbachReichenbachRettenbachFalkensteinZellWaldCzech RepublicSchwandorf (district)Regen (district)Straubing-BogenRegensburg (district)
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Kötzting
  2. Cham
  3. Furth im Wald
  4. Roding
  5. Rötz
  6. Waldmünchen
  1. Arnschwang
  2. Arrach
  3. Blaibach
  4. Chamerau
  5. Eschlkam
  6. Falkenstein
  7. Gleißenberg
  8. Grafenwiesen
  9. Hohenwarth
  10. Lam
  11. Lohberg
  12. Michelsneukirchen
  13. Miltach
  14. Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut
  15. Pemfling
  16. Pösing
  1. Reichenbach
  2. Rettenbach
  3. Rimbach
  4. Runding
  5. Schönthal
  6. Schorndorf
  7. Stamsried
  8. Tiefenbach
  9. Traitsching
  10. Treffelstein
  11. Waffenbrunn
  12. Wald
  13. Walderbach
  14. Weiding
  15. Willmering
  16. Zandt
  17. Zell

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49°15′N 12°40′E / 49.25°N 12.67°E / 49.25; 12.67